Carl Perkins

Carl D. Perkins Qualifications

You may qualify for assistance from this grant if you are enrolled in a technical program and can show economic need.

Other qualifications include:

Enrollment for 12 semester hours of classes in the Fall and Spring semesters and 6 semester hours during the Summer sessions

Actively enrolled in a Technical Program

Maintenance of an overall grade point average of 2.0

Registration in classes for your respective major

Enrollment in a technical program considered non-traditional for your gender

Limited English proficiency

Single parent with custody

Showing economic need consists of being economically disadvantaged by receiving funds from any of the following State of Federally funded assistance program:

Pell Grant

Food Stamps

Medicaid

Funds from Middle Rio Grande Workforce Development Council

Technical Programs

Southwest Texas Junior College offers one-year certificates and two-year degrees in the following programs:

Administrative Information Technology

Air Conditioning & Refrigeration

Automotive Body Technology

Automotive Technology

Child Development

Computer Information Systems

Cosmetology

Criminal Justice

Diesel Technology

Law Enforcement Academy

Management

Radiologic Technology

Registered Nursing

Vocational Nursing

Welding Technology

Wildlife Management

Carl D. Perkins Assistance

The Carl D. Perkins Grant offers assistance in the following areas:

Career Counseling

Childcare Expenses

Textbook Lending Library

Transportation and Fuel Assistance

Tutoring Services

Academic and Technical Preparation Assistance

Carl D. Perkins Application

To apply for assistance, you need to complete an application and provide copies of listed documents on the application. Applications and further information can be found at the Administration buildings of the following campuses or by downloading below: